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10 songs that feel like Hurricane

Matched to Hurricane by Bob Dylan on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Hurricane
The song you love
Hurricane
Bob Dylan
moderate 55/100 intensity 144 BPM
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Stay in Your Grave — The Black Keys feat. Alice Cooper moderate 128 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100).

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Foreclosure of a Dream — Megadeth moderate 148 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

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The Heinrich Maneuver — Interpol moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Long Road to Ruin — Foo Fighters moderate 145 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

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Born in the 50s — The Police moderate 145 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (145 BPM).

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Death or Glory — The Clash moderate 145 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

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Friction — Television moderate 145 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (145 BPM).

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What's The Rumpus? — Jack White moderate 142 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

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Land Ho! — The Doors moderate 142 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (142 BPM).

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Cooped Up — Post Malone moderate 142 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Hurricane is more than you want right now.

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Visions of Johanna — Bob Dylan safe 145 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 22/100, down from 55. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Shelter from the Storm by Bob Dylan
Shelter from the Storm — Bob Dylan safe 144 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Little Ghost by The White Stripes
Little Ghost — The White Stripes safe 142 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 39/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Sugar Magnolia — Grateful Dead safe 142 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 43/100, versus the original's 55. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Uncle John's Band — Grateful Dead safe 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 30/100, down from 55. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston
I Wanna Dance with Somebody — Whitney Houston safe 119 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 40/100 — the pull without the edge.

The Less I Know the Better by Tame Impala
The Less I Know the Better — Tame Impala safe 116 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 29/100.

Changes by David Bowie
Changes — David Bowie safe 124 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 27/100, versus the original's 55.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Hurricane” by Bob Dylan?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Stay in Your Grave” by The Black Keys feat. Alice Cooper, “Foreclosure of a Dream” by Megadeth, “The Heinrich Maneuver” by Interpol — the top match scores 97% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Hurricane” but calmer?

“Visions of Johanna” by Bob Dylan, “Shelter from the Storm” by Bob Dylan, “Little Ghost” by The White Stripes keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Hurricane”?

It measures 55/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 144 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 75% of songs, calmer than the other 25%. Its intensity reading of 55/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 94% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout7/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

1976 in context

The 192 songs we’ve measured from 1976 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity55
Dynamics67
Tempo58
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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